The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-22
A BRICKBAT Arsenal
ESTABLISHED UPON THE ROOF
OF A HOUSE
For the Purpose of BOmbardiAg
Street Cars If Conducted by
Non Union Men.


Boston strike Was unearthed vest r.
day. The Post has discovered what
appears to have been a concerted plan
to destroy boh life and property
should horse care of this line run after
dark. For several days the pa'rons OF
the South Bo ton road have murmureo
loudly because of the suppos d tim
idiiy Of the ffic ais OF the company or
the police authorities which forced
them to get home the best way they
ecu d after 6 oc ock at night. All
cars nave been Withdrawn ABOUT that
hour, Whatever the condition Of the
weather or the Walking. The reason
10 now plain and tn focts ere voucbed
for by The pllics officials of t1e city of
Boston.
Early last week letter was received
at pol ce hesdq usrtera from a resident
of he "South Cove" This letter
stated that Suspicious and incompre-
hensible movements had Been noticed
in tall building in Kneeland street.
Men had been seen carrying what sp-
peared to be cobbie stones and bricks
to the upper portions of this building
without any apparent purpose. This
information was not very EFF ute, but
was at once acted upon. Orders were
Issued for q thorCuIh inspection OF
every building on the street that was
open to SUSPICION. Ga wednesday
the agents of the police found some
thing. On the corner OF Kneeland
and Federal streets stands four story
brick residences block, containing huu-
l. .,,L 30 - ha lpu
est classes. Narrow stairs run from
both streets to ths roof, furnishing OPP
portunities for irgress aud egress that
have often bafEled the police. On
top of this building, arranged
in heaps just inside mar
row and shallow wooden coping,
was found a miscellaneous assortment
of bricks, whole and broken, with
few paving stones, the whole forming
q dangerous arsenal from the stand
point OF passenger below, and there
was every indication that they Were
for the purpose of at sck. In addition
the cbimneys on this building, already
loosened by time and the elements,
had been worked upon until every
brick from top to bottom could be
plucked of with the hand if wanted
1t would be folly to say that the strik-
era had planned this despicable am
buscade. Not the slightest proof ex.
lists against any individual. The f@ad
rooms below swarm with human be-
ings as a granary with vermin, and, as
told above the entrances from two
streets, are never fastened, offer clear
passage from the pavement to the roof
1t is therefore impossible to tell whelh-
er tbs intended assailants even lived
in the building. All cars from South
Boston come up Federal street and
turn into Kneelsnd street at this
point. Turning the curve at a
walk, the possibilities of an at
tack of this nature, if that was
the object aimed at, are simply
horrible to contemplate. A shower of
bricks from this hight, descending on
crowded hor ecar under cloak of
darkness, woul have been murderous
in it's rssuls. In addition to
the opportunity for escape mentioned,
an adjsc mt building WIS easily Access
sible from the roof of the structure.
South Boston road was at once noti-
fed, and 80 the cais were taken off
each night, in spite Of the public incon-
yenience. 10 the meantime the collec-
ton of missiles was removed by the
police, and every building in this Sec
ton along the route traversed by the
cars was careful ly inspected. For sew.
eral days past the pssserby has Won
dered at the abnormal display Of police
force in this vicinity, but it was sup.
posed to be this result of the strike.
THE CAMBRIDGE RAILROAD OFFICIALS
in no way discouraged by the events
of yesterday ran their first car through
East Cambridge this forenoon without
molestation. Doubt ess this freedom
from interference was due 10 the po'
lice arrangements, for there were
crowds enough along the streets to
have made serious trouble had there
been only few scattered bluecoats, as
on Sunday. The car had an officer on
each platform and there were mount
cd police in front and on either side
Of it. 1t passed through the district
where the riot occurred yesterday
without even so much as a shout
greeting it. Policemen were posted al
almost every corner along the line.